finespun, hairsplitting
(adjective) developed in excessively fine detail; “finespun distinctions”
hairsplitting, word-splitting
(noun) making too fine distinctions of little importance; “they didn’t take his hairsplitting seriously”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
hairsplitting (countable and uncountable, plural hairsplittings)
The act of considering or arguing about fine details, or worrying about minutiae.
hairsplitting
present participle of hairsplit
Source: Wiktionary
Hair"split`ting, a.
Definition: Making excessively nice or trivial distinctions in reasoning; subtle.
– n.
Definition: The act or practice of making trivial distinctions. The ancient hairsplitting technicalities of special pleading. Charles Sumner.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 June 2025
(noun) the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped); “asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
